Gardner Reed, left, and David Christopher Wells are partners in murder in 'Double Indemnity' at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, continuing through May 18.

Written by

Jackie Demaline

"Double Indemnity," the noir entertainment that closes the Marx Theatre season at Playhouse in the Park, is a triumph of style over substance.

"Indemnity" director Michael Haney is a theatrical alchemist who can turn dross to gold when he has to, and zowie does "Indemnity" look great.

Shadows and light play across the stage atmospherically, the action moves cinematically from place to place to place on a pair of turntables, the subtle sound barely catches your ear in all the right ways, the shades of gray costumes could be from the heyday of film noir. ...